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RV Holding-tank Treatments & Deodorizers in Septic Systems

By:
Kathryn L. Farrell-Poe

If you spend any time in a recreational vehicle (RV), you probably have experienced the problem of unpleasant odors from the graywater and blackwater holding tanks. There are a number of commercial products available to treat and control those odors while traveling or camping in your RV. Some of the products contain chemicals which may also adversely impact the septic systems that receive your holding-tank contents and, as a result, may pollute water resources. These chemicals and their by-products can kill the good bacteria in septic systems and may contribute to the discharge of dangerous, contaminated, health-threatening effluent to the soil surface or into groundwater or nearby surface waters.

PDF icon AZ1233-2018
Publication Date:
April 2018
AZ1233-2018
Pages:
2

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